People eligible to cast their ballots today and tomorrow include those who can’t travel to their voting stations because they are disabled, pregnant or will be in a different district to their own on election day.
In total, more than 26 million people have registered to vote in this year’s elections. Voting abroad is only possible in national elections and not in municipal elections.
The IEC’s Kate Bapela says those who didn’t apply for a special vote last month will have to vote on Wednesday.
"If you’ve not applied don’t even bother because officials won’t assist you. You’ll go and vote with the rest of the South Africans on 3 August."
